13 occurrences

'Sought' in the Bible

but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance:

Verse ConceptsCaravans

And when they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing.

Verse ConceptsCriticism, against believersLove, And The WorldMothers, Responsibilities OfAnxiety, CauseWhy Does Jesus Do This?

And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them.

Verse ConceptsDawnHabitsSeeking ChristSolitudeCrowds SeekingLeaving

And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

Verse ConceptsParalyticsdiseasesBedsLowering PeoplePeople Carrying Live PeopleBringing Men To Jesus

And Herod said, John I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

Verse ConceptsBeheadingMartyrdom, Methods OfRemoving HeadsKilling DisciplesThe First Sight Of ChristWho Is Jesus?

And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him:

Verse ConceptsScribesTeachers Of The LawAmazement, Of Jesus ChristPlottingUnceasingAlways Being ActiveChrist TeachingChrist Would Be KilledOpposition To Christ From Scribes

And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.

Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfScribesTeachers Of The LawChrist Would Be KilledFearing Other PeopleOpposition To Christ From Scribes

And he consented, and sought opportunity to deliver him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

Verse ConceptsOpportunities, In LifeCrowds AvoidedJudas Betraying ChristRight Time For People

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